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And just when I'd got over Leon in 1970, we had the European Championship play-off at Wembley in 1972.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Agree with Narnia and others on 1970 though. Back > at school after the summer playing football > everyone wanted to be Jharzhino or Pele rather > than Hurst or Moore. Bought the Subbuteo team!

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Backed Ghana to upset USA tonight. Noooooo. Have my winnings from Uruguay's win riding on a draw. Need a win to get back on track.

1970 was a tough one for me too. We'd been to my eldest sister's for tea and were going to watch the game there. But I wanted to be able to concentrate on the game without all that family chatter in the background so walked back and watched the game alone and ultimately in disbelief. I actually believed in the England team in those days and when they sang "Back Home" it meant something. I need my faith restoring tomorrow.

More of Fabio's reactions here.

Maybe they should convert one of the standing areas into a 'buffet' for the sale of a selection of desserts, fast foods and (alcoholic) beverages. But definitely no rhubarb. Or gooseberries.

How can you sell apple crumble without custard? Or at the very least clotted cream. The vendor should be reported to TfL immediately. As for rhubarb, disgusting stuff. The Stalk of the Devil.

Hi The National are giving away free tickets for their Roundhouse gig as part of iTunes festival - see below: If you live in London, you may have heard that we'll be playing the Round House as part of the iTunes Festival. They have generously given us 200 tickets to give away, so we thought we'd offer a pair to the first 100 people that write us at [email protected]. Not sure if you need to be on their mailing list or not.

Old Man = Neil Young

Emergency Cases - The Undertones

jimmy two times Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spain....best kit in the world cup? Quite like the USA kit with the white sash myself.

Feel Good Hit Of Summer = Queens Of The Stone Age

Feel The Need In Me - The Detroit Emeralds

Professional footballers should not be taking the reaction of fans as their inspiration for the next game. They are not that precious that they should but above criticism and I think fans have every right to express their disappointment at a sub-standard performance such as last night's. I cannot understand the idea of blind loyalty, that support of a team should be unconditional. And for the record, I have never booed my own team or left a game early, even though I have been given good cause on many occasions over the years. But I will not always applaud them off the pitch either.

if I'd spent a fortune to be there last night, I'd have wanted the players to turn up too. It looked like a case of the players not wanting to play, which happens from time to time.

You should never HAVE NEED to boo your team.

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John

Only people to blame for such a poor performance are the players. Think Rooney should apologise asap.

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Score 3 goals in 50 odd games I believe, although > in general I'd probably still pick him. Even > though I didn't a couple of posts up. And this really is the problem. Heskey is still the first choice for England managers because of the lack of competition. And the same applies throughout the team.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...I shouldn't have done that jig when the Germans > lost I cracked open a bottle of tequila last night and listened to mariachi on the way to work this morning. Mea culpa.

I Wanna Destroy You - The Soft Boys

I kinda think tonight was some kind of cosmic revenge for my enjoyment of the France game last night... A thought that had occurred to me as well.

My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli

Dry Your Eyes - The Streets

Maybe England, France, Gemany and Spain could play a mini-tournament if they all fail to get through the group stage (wonders what odds are on that).